Further (Again) to my posts above it seems I got to speak to a Jobsworth at Micheldever Tyres about 452's who it seems was just trying to sell me another tyre as the correct ones were out of stock. Falken 452's have not been discontinued - YAY!! Had 2 fitted today.

Further (Again) to my posts above it seems I got to speak to a Jobsworth at Micheldever Tyres about 452's who it seems was just trying to sell me another tyre as the correct ones were out of stock. Falken 452's have not been discontinued - YAY!! Had 2 fitted today.

Not sure about £90?!!! I paid £330 for two rear tyres (Toyos) 245/45/R18 and that was on Blackcircles. They were the cheapest I could find on the net but my fitting centre suggested that they could match the price if not better it.

Not sure about £90?!!! I paid £330 for two rear tyres (Toyos) 245/45/R18 and that was on Blackcircles. They were the cheapest I could find on the net but my fitting centre suggested that they could match the price if not better it.

£330???? When was that mate? Got 2 new rears for mine in summer last year for £180 odd, they have gone up a bit now to around £125 each now though on mytyres.com

Hi,
My car is on verdestien 235/35/20 on the front and Dunlop 9000 285/30/20 on the rear don't seam to have any traction control problems at all,the dunlops arn't the best tyres but seem to be capable all rounders.
Mark

I know for a fact many of the tyres listed suit the 350z better than the soft-sidewalled Toyo

That's probably the only criticism I've got against the Toyo T1-R. compared to the OEM Bridgestone RE040.It's quieter and has a more compliant ride, but it's less sharp on turn-in, taking a fraction of a second while the tyres squidge before the car settles into the turn, which removes a tiny bit of the confidence I used to have in the car when pressing on. Although ultimate grip levels are probably about the same in the dry.

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That's probably the only criticism I've got against the Toyo T1-R. compared to the OEM Bridgestone RE040.It's quieter and has a more compliant ride, but it's less sharp on turn-in, taking a fraction of a second while the tyres squidge before the car settles into the turn, which removes a tiny bit of the confidence I used to have in the car when pressing on. Although ultimate grip levels are probably about the same in the dry.

The 040 isn't really a fair comparison though, I've not come across a tyre with a stiffer sidewall! Even the replacement 050 is much more complaint.

Does anyone know how long it takes to run in Toyo Proxes? Just had some rears fitted today and the back end seems floaty and not as grippy as before. I've read that Toyo use a lot of mold release lubricant in the manufacturing process which I'm guessing is the cause. How long before I can change lanes on the motorway in confidence!?

Cheers I'll try a few more PSI to see if that makes a difference. Very odd driving experience, weaving from side to side at about 50mph on the motorway feels like you're about to oversteer and spin. Backend feels like its on one of those skid pan rigs, reminds me of driving on icy roads. Awful. Hope it settles down!